Talofa lava my name is Enyah Talamaivao 22 years of age, born and raised in South Auckland. I am of Samoan decent and currently studying classical voice and criminology at University of Auckland. First encountered classical music at the age of 7 when I first learnt to play Violin. Continuing through my schooling years I also picked up classical voice and did classical singing when I went into secondary school. My first choir was at St Cuthberts College (Black Watch Singers) and later on became apart of the schools premiere choir (Saints Alive). Not long after joined the NZSSC (NZ Secondary Students Choir) and after then was blessed to have sang in AYC (Auckland Youth Choir & Auckland Youth Chamber Choir). Once I joined University I was given the opportunity to join ACC (Auckland Chamber Choir) I’ve recently been accepted in to NZYC (NZ Youth Choir) for a second cycle. First cycle was 2023-2025 and second cycle 2026-2028. My conducting experience is not as broad as my Classical voice, however my conducting portfolio includes a few performances for Sistema Aotearoa, pasifika conducting internship for CANZ (Choirs Aotearoa NZ) and a few years doing the conducting internship with NZSO (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra). The hope is be represent my pasifika heritage with pride and grace using the beautiful art of classical music as the foundation of my storytelling.

Born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, Alanah Jones (黄知秋) is a Kiwi-Chinese soprano studying classical voice at the University of Auckland under Dr Morag Atchison. Outside of her studies, Alanah regularly performs as a soloist, and as a chorister in various ensembles. Alongside singing in the NZ Youth Choir, Alanah is a member of Auckland Chamber Choir, and sings professionally as a member of St Matthew’s Voices. 

For four years, Alanah sung as a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir. During her years at Westlake Girls High School, Alanah attended the Big Sing National Finale and toured Australia and Italy with the premier choirs Choralation and Cantare. She was twice the recipient of the Excellence in Music Performance Solo Cup. 

In her time so far at the University of Auckland, Alanah has been a recipient of the Pears-Britten Award in Singing, the Beatrice Ratcliffe Scholarship in Music, the Evelyn M Harrison Scholarship, and the Auckland University Singers’ Choral Prize. She has also been a finalist in the Graham Allen Prize in Musical Theatre at UoA. Alanah is an alumna of the 2025 New Zealand Opera School, and looks forward to continuing her post-graduate studies at UoA.